Russia - Ukraine “peace negotiations”
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I wish he'd go ahead and make that phone call. We've been waiting for 8 months now.
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I'd send Ukraine everything we have short of tactical nukes.
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26 nations vow to give Ukraine postwar security guarantees, Macron says
Twenty-six nations have pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, which will include an international force on land and sea and in the air, French President Emmanuel Macron said after a summit meeting of Kyiv's allies on Thursday.
“… Macron said he, fellow European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held a call with U.S. President Donald Trump after their summit and U.S. contributions to the guarantees would be finalised in the coming days.…”
Coming days -… as in two weeks?
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Western Troops in Ukraine Before a Peace Deal Would Be ‘Targets’, Putin Says
The Russian leader made the threat a day after European leaders said they were willing to deploy forces on the ground to secure an agreement to end the war.
“President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia warned on Friday that Western forces would be “legitimate targets” if they arrived in Ukraine before a peace agreement was reached, directing a threat at European leaders a day after they said they were willing to send troops to secure a deal.
Mr. Putin also said it would be “practically impossible” for him to reach an agreement with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in a face-to-face meeting. He said he would still be willing to have such talks as long as they were held in Moscow, a proposal that the Ukrainians dismissed as a nonstarter.
“The Ukrainian side wants a meeting,” Mr. Putin said at an economic conference in Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far East. “We are ready,” he said. “And the best place for it would be the capital of our country.”…”
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Western Troops in Ukraine Before a Peace Deal Would Be ‘Targets’, Putin Says
The Russian leader made the threat a day after European leaders said they were willing to deploy forces on the ground to secure an agreement to end the war.www.nytimes.com
“President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia warned on Friday that Western forces would be “legitimate targets” if they arrived in Ukraine before a peace agreement was reached, directing a threat at European leaders a day after they said they were willing to send troops to secure a deal.
Mr. Putin also said it would be “practically impossible” for him to reach an agreement with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in a face-to-face meeting. He said he would still be willing to have such talks as long as they were held in Moscow, a proposal that the Ukrainians dismissed as a nonstarter.
“The Ukrainian side wants a meeting,” Mr. Putin said at an economic conference in Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far East. “We are ready,” he said. “And the best place for it would be the capital of our country.”…”
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“… Mr. Macron said that Western forces would be sent to Ukraine only after the fighting stopped — “the day after a cease-fire or peace.”
Western Troops in Ukraine Before a Peace Deal Would Be ‘Targets’, Putin Says
The Russian leader made the threat a day after European leaders said they were willing to deploy forces on the ground to secure an agreement to end the war.
“President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia warned on Friday that Western forces would be “legitimate targets” if they arrived in Ukraine before a peace agreement was reached, directing a threat at European leaders a day after they said they were willing to send troops to secure a deal.
Mr. Putin also said it would be “practically impossible” for him to reach an agreement with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in a face-to-face meeting. He said he would still be willing to have such talks as long as they were held in Moscow, a proposal that the Ukrainians dismissed as a nonstarter.
“The Ukrainian side wants a meeting,” Mr. Putin said at an economic conference in Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far East. “We are ready,” he said. “And the best place for it would be the capital of our country.”…”
But Mr. Putin said on Friday that if any Western troops appeared in Ukraine “especially now, during the fighting, we assume that these will be legitimate targets.”
If they arrived afterward, Mr. Putin added, their presence “wouldn’t make any sense,” because Russia would respect “security guarantees, which, of course, must be worked out for both Russia and Ukraine.”…”
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Putin Says Russia Will Strike Any Western Troops in Ukraine
Leader’s comments come day after European, U.S. officials met in Paris to discuss security guarantees for Kyiv
—> https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/pu...5?st=sNpteK&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink“…
Putin responded to those calls Friday. “If someone really wants to meet with us, we’re ready. The best place for that is the capital of the Russian Federation, hero-city Moscow,” he said at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far East. He said the Russian side would ensure security and good working conditions for the Ukrainian delegation: “A 100% guarantee.”
Zelensky on Thursday said Kyiv had long supported the idea of a meeting between the leaders, but he dismissed the idea of it happening in Moscow, something Putin has previously suggested.
“Russia is doing everything to delay,” he said. “If you want a meeting not to happen, then you invite me to Moscow.”
Kyiv says it has repeatedly foiled Russian attempts to assassinate Zelensky, whom Putin has previously characterized as a Western puppet and drug addict.…”
The Shahed drones do have a long range, but Russia's launch sites tend to be in the occupied territories or fairly close to Ukraine. I suspect, Ukraine is trying to push the launch sites further back by attacking Russian radar installations so these launch sites can be targeted. Which might also push Russian air launched missiles further away.